Projects will be assessed year by year for at least three years in order to avoid dependency.
Projects are evaluated according to strict criteria and include the following:
- The activities should strengthen the target group,
- The measures taken ought to be planned and implemented primarily by the beneficiaries themselves and based on local knowledge and expertise.
- Emphasis is placed on those activities that relate specifically to the rights of indigenous peoples and ensure that their lives and environment are protected.
- Generally it will support local indigenous communities which show potential to play a key role in advancing the well-being of their community at the local, regional and national level.
The Rainforest Fund will NOT consider requests for:
- Conservation projects
Tembe child exploring his ancestral land. - General operating support of organizations’ structures
- International fundraising appeals or campaigns
- Individuals
- Academic research projects
- Purely data gathering projects or expeditions
- Projects that seek primarily to provide long-term services which are the responsibility of the state
- Production costs for films, video, television, or radio projects
- General operating support for Indigenous organization structures greater than 17%
